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Tool Selection Strategies

Master intelligent tool selection algorithms and context analysis for effective AI agents

Selection Algorithms: How Agents Choose

At the heart of tool selection lies the matching algorithmβ€”the logic that compares user queries to available tools and ranks them by relevance. Different algorithms trade off speed, accuracy, and cost.

Interactive: Algorithm Comparison

Algorithm: Semantic Matching
search_flights95%
Search for available flights
get_weather20%
Get weather information
book_hotel20%
Book hotel accommodations
send_email20%
Send an email message

Semantic Matching Details

Advantages
  • βœ“Understands intent
  • βœ“Handles synonyms
  • βœ“Context-aware
Trade-offs
  • βˆ’Requires embeddings
  • βˆ’Higher latency
  • βˆ’More expensive